Rafi Gokay Wol is Director at the arts and talent management company HarrisonParrott where he heads the international projects and tours department. He has led a wide array of cultural exchanges and strategic partnerships in over 60 countries, promoting, developing and generating opportunities for creative talents, arts institutions and digital collaborations. Rafi is a Member of the DCMS UK-China Advisory Group and former Trustee of the National Foundation for Youth Music.
Marie Brennan leads master's courses at Norwich University of the Arts. She ran Glasshouse, a creative consultancy, where she was involved in music, street theatre and circus. Marie has a strong background in developing national policy in craft and design, disability arts, heritage and public art. She has worked as a culture expert for the European Union, evaluating Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) applications across the continent.
Pawlet Brookes MBE is the Founder, CEO and Artistic Director of Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage. An experienced and highly respected senior leader and producer, Brookes has been at the forefront of the development of Black arts and heritage sectors in the UK. Brookes pioneered the establishment of an annual dance festival in Leicester in 2011, Let’s Dance International Frontiers, and coordinates the high profile annual Black History Month Leicester.
Shoubhik is Head of Programme – Arts for Paul Hamlyn Foundation. He has worked in the cultural sector since 2009, first delivering community arts and music education programmes before focusing more on organisational development, strategy and research. He believes that everyone’s culture is equal, and is motivated by the potential of philanthropy to transform the cultural sector, support the development of new institutions and shift power into communities.